Browns’ Deshaun Watson to be fired after sexual misconduct allegations

Compact quarterback Deshaun Watson He served an 11-game suspension and fined $5 million last season, but his legal troubles are not behind him.

Watson, who signed a $230 million fully guaranteed contract with the Cleveland Browns last offseason, is expected back on the court in Houston next week. The deal represents the highest guaranteed money an NFL player has ever received An encouraging result in the league.

Watson reached out-of-court settlements with 24 of the 25 plaintiffs for an undisclosed amount.

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Quarterback Deshaun Watson of the Cleveland Browns speaks during his press conference as the Cleveland Browns introduce him March 25, 2022 at the CrossCountry Mortgage Campus in Berea, Ohio. (Nick Kammet/Getty Images)

Watson will now be arraigned in Harris County District Court. in Houston April 10 to give oral testimony about the most recent charges against him.

In a motion filed by attorney Anissa Nguyen, Watson was asked to provide records of communications between him and the accuser.

The Texans were fined $175,000 and forfeited a salary cap violation pick involving former QB Deshaun Watson.

The request is for “cell phone records reflecting all phone calls made by the defendant to the plaintiff in December 2020 and January 2021 and cell phone records reflecting all text messages the defendant sent to the plaintiff in December 2020 and January 2021.”

Watson is also required to produce correspondence between him and a third party between December 2020 and December 2021 “regarding the defendant’s meetings with the plaintiff” on December 18, 2020 at the Houstonian, a hotel club and spa where he had a massage session. It happened in question.

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson looks to throw a pass during practice at the team’s practice facility in Berea, Ohio. (AP Photo/David Richards)

Watson and his agents have consistently denied wrongdoing since arriving in Cleveland.

However, before A Browns preseason game In August, Watson issued a public apology.

“I want to say my deepest condolences to all the women I’ve affected in this situation,” he said, via ESPN.

“I definitely want to be in this position because of the decisions I’ve made in my life, but I want to move forward and grow and learn and show that I’m a real person of character. To keep pushing forward.”

Cleveland Browns’ Deshaun Watson throws a pass during Cleveland Browns training camp at Crossland Mortgage Campus in Berea, Ohio. (Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images)

Two grand juries previously declined to indict Watson on any criminal charges.

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In addition to Watson’s suspension and fine NFL-imposed treatment program.

Browns owner Dee Haslam answered questions about how Watson has progressed in the program.

“I’m not going to talk to the counselor because that’s very personal information,” Haslam told reporters. “But he’s diligent in his work.” I know counseling works. My daughter is a family counselor, and she says it works. I’m sure he’s doing well, and I know he’s working hard.”